{"id":1324695,"date":"2026-10-26T10:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?p=1324695"},"modified":"2026-10-26T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T10:27:21","slug":"more-flights-to-japan-in-2027-what-lufthansas-new-routes-mean-for-backpackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/more-flights-to-japan-in-2027-what-lufthansas-new-routes-mean-for-backpackers\/","title":{"rendered":"More Flights to Japan in 2027: What Lufthansa’s New Routes Mean for Backpackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting to Japan from Europe is about to get easier. The Lufthansa Group, which takes in Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and ITA Airways, plans up to 50 flights a week to Japan in summer 2027, flying into Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka and Nagoya, according to Euronews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For backpackers, that means more choice of where you land and better timing: the new routes start in late March 2027, right when cherry blossom season usually gets going. Here’s what’s new, which airport suits your route and how to plan a budget trip around it. If it’s your first trip, our Japan travel guides<\/a> are a good place to start.<\/p>\n

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Photo by David Syphers<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Which new Lufthansa flights to Japan are coming in 2027?<\/h2>\n

Three routes are new or returning for summer 2027, according to the group’s schedule as reported by Euronews:<\/p>\n